EP1758663A1 - Attraction de foire a nacelle suspendue a deux bras tournants paralleles entre eux - Google Patents

Attraction de foire a nacelle suspendue a deux bras tournants paralleles entre eux

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EP1758663A1
EP1758663A1 EP05752018A EP05752018A EP1758663A1 EP 1758663 A1 EP1758663 A1 EP 1758663A1 EP 05752018 A EP05752018 A EP 05752018A EP 05752018 A EP05752018 A EP 05752018A EP 1758663 A1 EP1758663 A1 EP 1758663A1
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arms
fairground attraction
people carrier
attraction
fairground
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Hette Knijpstra
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KIG Heerenveen BV
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G9/00—Swings
    • A63G9/08—Looping-the-loop swings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G27/00—Russian swings; Great wheels, e.g. Ferris wheels
    • A63G27/02—Russian swings; Great wheels, e.g. Ferris wheels with special movements of the seat-carriers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G2200/00—Means for transporting or storing public amusement arrangements

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  • the invention relates to a fairground attraction comprising at least two mutually parallel arms which are each ' rotatable about an axis, and between which at least one people carrier is suspended.
  • fairground attractions are known under the collective name of windscreen wipers", which refers to the movement of windscreen wipers of old commercial vehicles and buses which are mutually coupled by a linkage.
  • the known attraction which can be found in amusement parks in fixed form and is also used at fairgrounds in a form which can be disassembled and transported, comprises two vertical masts which each have on the upper side a rotation shaft which is directed transversely thereof and around each of which an arm is rotatable.
  • the ends of the two arms are connected by a beam or gondola which is pivotally suspended therefrom and on which a number of seats is formed.
  • the seats are oriented parallel to the rotation shafts of the arms so that passengers undergo a lateral rotation movement and herein look down on the public in front of the attraction.
  • the invention therefore has for its object to provide a fairground attraction of the above described type which is more exciting and creates a greater sensation of speed and freedom than a conventional attraction. According to the invention this is achieved in such a fairground attraction in that the rotation axes of the arms are at an angle to the horizontal. By causing the arms to rotate around, non-horizontal axes the people carrier or gondola with the passengers therein is in fact subjected to a three- dimensional movement instead of the two-dimensional movement of the known "windscreen wiper" attractions.
  • each arm preferably has a spacer which lies substantially transversely thereof close to one of its ends and from which the people carrier is suspended. In respect of the space required for the movement, the people carrier is advantageously also suspended from the arms close to its outer ends.
  • the people carrier can have a guard at each outer end.
  • the rotation shaft of each arm can be supported by a mast, wherein the masts can also be connected by a frame.
  • the frame is advantageously embodied as a rolling, chassis and has means for coupling thereof to a tractive vehicle.
  • the arms preferably take a divided form and the parts are collapsible or telescopic to limit the dimensions of the attraction as far as possible for transport by road.
  • the fairground attraction is preferably provided with a platform which is displaceable in height direction when the arms occupy a substantially vertical rest position. This is a relatively simple solution which can be realized at low cost. This objective can also be achieved by another, technically more complicated means, for instance when the people carrier is displaceable in height direction when the arms occupy a substantially vertical rest position.
  • the attraction can then be provided with means for fixing the people carrier during a pivoting movement of the mast tops and the rotation shafts.
  • a rocking motion of the people carrier is effected immediately by only releasing these fixing means when the mast tops have been pivoted back to their operational position.
  • it is preferably provided with means for driving the arms rotatingly in mutually synchronous manner.
  • a synchronous driving is realized in reliable manner when the drive means for each arm comprise a motor, and the motors are coupled in a master-slave connection.
  • the synchronization of the movement of the arms can be enhanced or effected by at least one stabilizing rod connecting the arms.
  • Such a rod can serve to limit the loads on the people carrier, particularly when one of the motors fails.
  • FIG. 3 is a view corresponding with fig. 1 and 2 of this embodiment of the fairground attraction in its boarding and disembarking position, in which the people carrier is moved downward;
  • Fig. 4, 5 and 6 show side views of the fairground attraction of fig. 1, 2 and 3 in respectively the upper and lower operating position, and the boarding and disembarking position,
  • Fig. 7 is a perspective rear view of a part of an alternative embodiment of the fairground attraction according to the invention in its boarding and disembarking position, in which a part of the platform is moved upward, and
  • Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the first embodiment ,_ of the fairground attraction in the collapsed position for transport by road.
  • a fairground attraction 1 comprises a frame 2 on which two masts 3 are placed. Each of the masts 3 bears on its top 4 a gear ring 5 which defines a rotation axis R.
  • the axes R each enclose an angle ⁇ x with the horizontal H when fairground attraction 1 is in operation.
  • An arm 6, which is rotatable about axis R, is suspended from each mast 3 via gear ring 5.
  • Each arm 6 is connected practically halfway along for rotation to mast 3 and has a free end 7, to which a counterweight 8 is fixed, and an opposite end 9.
  • a people carrier 10 is suspended between these ends 9 of the two arms 6.
  • People carrier 10 is formed by a beam 11 which functions as backrest and to which are attached a number of seats 12 which are separated from each other by armrests 13.
  • a number of head supports 14 are also mounted on beam 11.
  • Seats 12, armrests 13 and head supports 14 together define seating for passengers.
  • People carrier 10 is not provided here with a footboard, so that the legs of the passengers thus hang freely. This increases the sensation.
  • a guard 15 Fixed to both ends of people carrier 10 is a guard 15 which protects the legs of the passengers in the outer seats from contact with arms 6.
  • Guards 15 are here manufactured from a transparent material, for instance plastic, so as not to obstruct the view of the passengers. For reasons which will be elucidated below, guards 15 are relatively long.
  • People carrier 10 is not suspended directly from the ends 9 of arms 6 but from two spacers 16 lying roughly perpendicularly of arms 6. Space is hereby created between arms 6 and people carrier 10, which is necessary for the possible movements of people carrier 10.
  • the people carrier 10 is suspended from its outer ends, in contrast to gondolas of conventional "windscreen wiper" attractions .
  • People carrier 10 is suspended pivotally between spacers 16.
  • People carrier 10 must in any case be pivotable about axes running parallel to spacers 16 in order to be able to follow the rotation movement of arms 6.
  • people carrier 10 is pivotable in the shown embodiment about an axis A which connects the spacers 16 of both arms 6 to each other.
  • axis A which connects the spacers 16 of both arms 6 to each other.
  • two separate joints 17, 36 are provided on each side of people carrier 10.
  • a first joint 17 between people carrier 10 and spacer 16 provides the movement about axis A, while a pivot bearing 36 between spacer 16 and arm 6 is responsible for the movement about the axis of spacer 16.
  • means can be present for damping and/or bounding the pivoting movements.
  • the loads on the construction can hereby be limited so that the attraction 1 as a whole can have a lighter construction. Higher speeds of movement are hereby also permissible, whereby the sensation is further heightened.
  • damping and/or bounding means are described and shown in detail hereinbelow. Both arms 6 are driven such that they rotate synchronously about axes R.
  • each arm 6 is provided for this purpose with its own motor, which is built into a housing 18 in the top 4 of mast 3. Both these motors are connected as master and slave - for instance by electronic means - so that they operate in exactly the same way. Improper loads on the construction, particularly on people carrier 10, are hereby prevented. Arms 6 can optionally also be coupled by a stabilizing rod (not shown here) in order to provide an alternative to the long path of forces via pivot bearings 36, spacers 16, joints 17 and people carrier 10. Formed in front of fairground attraction 1 is a platform 28 which is screened off by fences 29 and which serves for boarding and disembarking of the passengers.
  • a step-like covering 34 can also be formed, which on the one hand conceals frame 2 from view, and in addition gives staff access to the mechanical parts of fairground attraction 1.
  • An illustrated and illuminated wall 35 can further be formed behind frame 2 to close off the fairground attraction 1 optically.
  • people carrier 10 can be moved even further downward from the lowest position it can reach when in operation. In the shown embodiment this is achieved by tilting arms 6 in their entirety, whereby the angle ⁇ 2 with the horizontal H becomes smaller than during operation.
  • the top 4 of each mast 3 is connected to foot 31 thereof for pivoting about a lying shaft 30.
  • a hydraulic cylinder (not shown here) , the upper end of which engages on top 4 via a shaft 32.
  • the hydraulic cylinders in both masts 3 are in turn connected to each other so that both arms 6 are tilted synchronously. Provisions are furthermore made to ensure that this tilting movement can only be initiated when arms 6 are standing still in their vertical position and are blocked against rotation.
  • guards 15 take a relatively long form on both sides of people carrier 10. In the lowered boarding and disembarking position of people carrier 10 the bottom edges 33 of guards 15 rest on platform 28 so that people carrier 10 does not move.
  • this stepped platform part 137 rests on two support arms 140 which are pivotally connected to frame 102 of the attraction 101 by means of hinges 141.
  • the support arms 140, and therefore step part 137 are folded down so that the movements of rotating arm 105 and people carrier 110 are not obstructed.
  • support arms 140 and stepped part 137 of platform 128 are folded upward again to the shown boarding and disembarking position by drive elements (not shown here) .
  • bottom edges 133 of guards 115 again rest on platform part 137 in this position. In this manner the technically complicated and therefore relatively expensive tiltable embodiment of the mast tops can be omitted.
  • This embodiment of fairground attraction 101 also shows the means 142 for damping and/or bounding the pivoting , movement of people carrier 110.
  • damping and/or bounding means 142 which are also specifically intended to prevent people carrier 110 from turning full circle, here take the form of hydraulic cylinders, one end 143 of which engages in each case on spacer 116 and the other end 144 of which engages on a lever 145 connected to joint 117.
  • masts 103 take a divided form and are provided with a hinge 130 in this embodiment.
  • masts 3 are situated on a frame 2 which in the shown embodiment is embodied as a rolling chassis.
  • This chassis here takes the form of a trailer and has a part 19 which supports the masts, as well as a swan-neck 20 with a kingpin 21 for coupling the rolling chassis to a tractive vehicle (not shown here) (fig. 8) .
  • the chassis here has three axles 22.
  • Both jacking arms 23 are herein connected to the frame part 19 supporting mast 3 on the front side of fairground attraction 1, where people carrier 10 is situated, while the two jacking arms 24 at the rear are each formed by a lower arm 24L, which is connected to frame 2, and an upper arm 24U, which is connected directly to one of masts 3.
  • the jacking arms 23, 24 take a collapsible form.
  • the front jacking arms 23 pivot upward on a horizontal hinge, while the rear jacking arms 24L, 24U can be- pivoted on a vertical hinge to a position parallel to frame 2.
  • the jacking arms 23, 24 can be further provided with for instance hydraulic or mechanical drives (not shown here) .
  • Arms 6 and spacers 16 are also collapsible in the shown embodiment.
  • both arms 6 take a divided form and the fixed part 6F and the movable part 6M are mutually connected by hinges 26.
  • Spacers 16 are also connected via hinges 27 to pivot bearings 36 at the ends 9 of arms 6.
  • arm parts 6M are movable in different planes.
  • hinge 26L of left arm 6 lies in the front surface of this arm, while hinge 26R of right arm 6 lies in the side surface thereof.
  • the parts 6F, 6M of the left arm thus lie in front of each other, and those of right arm 6 adjacently of each other.
  • Mast tops 4 are otherwise tilted so far forward during transport due to the hydraulic cylinder protruding in mast foot 31, that rotation axes R run substantially horizontally and gear rims 5 with arms 6 thereon thus lie in a vertical plane.
  • the operation of fairground attraction 1 is now as follows. After passengers have boarded while people carrier 10 is in the boarding and disembarking position (fig. 3, 6) , mast tops 4 with arms 6 thereon are pivoted back to the operational position and the rotation blocking is released (fig. 2, 5). The motors are then started, whereby arms 6 are set into rotation synchronously and in parallel around rotation axes R.
  • the direction of rotation of the motors can be periodically reversed so that arms 6 execute a rocking movement, the travel distances of which become increasingly large.
  • the motors can continue to rotate in the same direction, whereby a continuous rotation movement is obtained. This can also be reversed again at the highest point of people carrier 10. If - the torque of the motors is high enough to rotate arms 6 with people carrier 10 thereon directly to the uppermost position, the above described rocking movement can of course be dispensed with. Since rotation axes R are positioned at an angle to the horizontal H, arms 6 move in a inclined plane so that the movement of people carrier 10 comprises three components, viz.
  • the angle of inclination of rotation axes R could for instance also be varied during operation, whereby arms 6 would move each time in a differently inclining plane.
  • People carrier 10 could also be provided with a drive, whereby the rocking movement around axis A is intensified and optionally a full rotation around this axis is even possible. In that case the construction would have to be strengthened and reinforced.
  • the two synchronously operating motors could be replaced by a single motor driving both arms 6 via a suitable transmission.
  • the shape and dimensions of shafts 3, arms 6 and people carrier 10 could further be varied, while more or fewer masts 3 and arms 6 could also be applied.
  • the fairground attraction 1 could also have more than one people carrier 10, for instance two people carriers suspended from arms 6 in a so-called theatre arrangement.
  • ends 7 of arms 6 could also be provided with a suspension for a people carrier instead of with counterweights 8.
  • the displacement of the people carrier to the boarding and disembarking position could further also be carried out differently, for instance by moving the spacers 16 downward or telescopically retracting the mast foot 31.
  • a different choice could also be made for the driving of the different components and the manner of collapsing for transport.
  • frame 2 could of course also have a fixed form when attraction 1 is used in an amusement park. Provisions such as the jacking arms and the like are then of, course omitted, while arms 6 and spacers 16 do not then have to take a collapsible form either.

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La présente invention concerne une attraction de foire comportant deux bras parallèles tournant chacun autour d'un axe incliné par rapport à l'horizontale, et entre lesquels est suspendue une nacelle. Cette nacelle peut tourner autour d'un axe reliant les bras et pendre à des écarteurs se présentant transversalement aux extrémités des bras. L'arbre de rotation des bras peut être porté par des mâts reliés par un châssis. Ce châssis peut être monté sur camion. Les bras peuvent être mus rotatif en synchronisme chacun par un moteur, l'un des moteurs étant asservi à l'autre.
EP05752018A 2004-06-07 2005-06-07 Attraction de foire a nacelle suspendue a deux bras tournants paralleles entre eux Withdrawn EP1758663A1 (fr)

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NL1026349A NL1026349C1 (nl) 2004-06-07 2004-06-07 Kermisattractie met een aan twee onderling evenwijdig roteerbare armen opgehangen personendrager.
PCT/NL2005/000411 WO2005120673A1 (fr) 2004-06-07 2005-06-07 Attraction de foire a nacelle suspendue a deux bras tournants paralleles entre eux

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